That Was Great. That Was Awful.
If you don't believe in the power of confirmation bias, just consider how two people can watch the same interview with a politician and come away with two entirely opposing interpretations. Our biases drive our beliefs and our behavior.
What’s So Hard?
Foreign policy Crime Abortion Immigration National debt Consumer prices Health care Why is it so hard for candidates to provide a cogent policy and clear values which they would apply to these priority issues for the future of the country? The only reason I can think of
News Brief
I just found this tidbit: Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, a 22-year forensic investigation has found. The results, announced this past Saturday, intend to put to rest the centuries-old mystery of the explorer’s origins. (Reported in
Flying Too Low
If you think the Boeing mess (which now includes a strike by the union) is confined to that company, think about the fact that Boeing is the largest single source of US exports by dollar volume. Its overall revenues are
Walk Away from Irrational Anger
When you find someone overreacting to a disagreement or minor inconvenience or political belief, remember two things: Such anger is usually self-anger, redirected outwards to preserve that person's psychological well-being. Intermittent Explosive Disorder is a borderline personality dysfunction whereby uncontrolled
Houston, We Have A Problem
There are mechanical problems with Boeing's spacecraft so that the two astronauts scheduled for an eight-day trip may have to spend months there—one estimate is next February. The spacecraft can't be brought back remotely because Boeing removed the remote control
The Zoom Potato
Do you know what a "Zoom potato" is, as opposed to the old "couch potato"? It's someone who only attends remote meetings, who uses a placeholder photo, rudely not showing themselves "in person" while others do so, and attends to email
And Next: Self-Chewing Food
The Verge reports that hundreds of accidents and dozens of deaths have been attributed to self-driving Teslas. And while many of those were caused by human error, the government maintains Tesla should have foreseen that likelihood and prevented the possibility of such
Devil or Angel
Taking the elevator doesn't help your cardio or core. An automatic transmission requires less focus on your driving than does a manual shifter. Listening to books doesn't permit one to easily reread and contemplate the writer's meaning. Interstate highways don't
Can I Pay the Mortgage with Technological Prowess?
You can use every advanced technology in the world, every day, in every way. But the only metric of success is whether or not it's growing your business and reducing your labor, both. There are a lot of people whose offices